CRY FOR CARS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 5

CRY FOR CARS.

THE HAWKER STREET ROUTE. ' A car service lor the higher levels of the slopes of Mount Victoria from Courlonny l'lnco, up Mnjoribanks Strwit, nlons? Hawker Street, was asked fur by <i deputation, of residents of Hawker Street and environs which waited upca tho. Tramways Committee ol the City Couiicil yesterday afternoon. Councillor Frost introduced the deputation, explaining that, it was their desiro that if any scheme for running ears to serve Roscncath ami Ilntnitai was to bo undertaken, the Hawker Street route l)c considered. Some time ago n report was promised as to tho suitability of the higher levels of Mount Victoria as a district for a tram service. Mr. W. A. J. Dutch, of tho deputation, said that about 12 months ago they had interviewed the committee about tho same proposal. They had come ugaiu to urea that the route via Hawker Street should bo selected, as being tho most fatisl'aclory for all purposes, anil lli<> most suitable lor linking up with Hutuitai. Hβ stated that the deputation represented tho whole hillside from Jlomit Victoria to Rosener.th, and if they had required were numbers they could easily have brought a deputation which would have filled the Concert Chamber. The vesidents were so satisfied that the line would be a pay.ins concern Hint they had discussed the question of asking the council to allow the line to be laid by private enterprise This proposal was not generally favoured, and he mentioned it only to show how earnest the residents were in their desire to have .1 line laid over the route suggested. Other speakers referred to (lie increasing population on the hill sli>prs in the vicinity, sayiiiß that it luul increased (n such an oNtent as tu warrant the city in μ-oing 1° 'J"' expense of providing tram-' wav facilities. 'Hie Aetinij-Moyor said (lint (|k> romniitteo would dike (he innlter into cmi. didci'iltion. Tbo engineer had not it. ported on ths project, aurl the connuitteo did not know what the'cost raijht bp. nud in' any cue an undnvt.ikiusr jucb. »j Hiij would have to £o before (he-ratepayers